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K44 EEM

2005 Mazda MX-5

Silver Petrol 1839cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires26 Sep 2026
Tests42 (31 pass, 11 fail)
Pass rate73.8%

Mileage

94,010 mi
Last recorded94,010 miles
Recorded on27 Sep 2025
Typical for 2005 Mazda MX-556,278 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationK44 EEM
MakeMazda
ModelMX-5
Year2005
ColourSilver
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,839cc

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MOT History

31 pass 11 fail
Pass 27 Sep 2025 94,010 miles
Pass 23 May 2025 39,349 miles
Pass 21 Aug 2024 93,976 miles

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Fail 21 Aug 2024 93,976 miles

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Fail 21 Jun 2024 93,964 miles

Nearside Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Offside Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all pipe (1.1.11 (c))

Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Pass 25 Apr 2024 38,185 miles

Offside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge wearing thin (5.2.3 (e))

Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing all 4 cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

coolant below minimum

Pass 15 Jun 2023 92,673 miles

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material x over axle (1.1.11 (c))

Fail 2 Jun 2023 92,610 miles

Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material x over axle (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 26 Apr 2023 37,250 miles

Offside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge wearing thin (5.2.3 (e))

Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing all 4 tyres cracking treads (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 1 Jun 2022 89,694 miles

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material x over axle (1.1.11 (c))

Fail 30 May 2022 89,679 miles

Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material x over axle (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 28 Apr 2022 35,641 miles
Pass 21 Sep 2021 35,108 miles

Nearside Rear Headlamp levelling link seized.

Pass 19 May 2021 85,906 miles

Nearside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material x over axle (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 27 Aug 2020 32,932 miles
Pass 26 May 2020 83,028 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material x over axle (1.1.11 (c))

Fail 26 May 2020 83,028 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material x over axle (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 4 Jul 2019 29,666 miles

Central Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))

both front top mounts are split

both front tyres are wearing on inside edges

Pass 1 Jun 2019 79,378 miles

Coil spring corroded all four (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (h) (i))

Pass 4 Jul 2018 25,644 miles

Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material caliper link pipe (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material caliper link pipe (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material caliper link pipe (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material caliper link pipe (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 5 Jun 2018 75,223 miles

Coil spring corroded all four (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 25 May 2018 75,211 miles

Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d))

Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively damaged significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Coil spring corroded all four (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Pass 13 Jul 2017 22,783 miles
Fail 10 Jul 2017 22,779 miles

Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)

Pass 3 Jun 2017 70,915 miles

nearside and offside inner sills corroded not resulting in holes

nearside and offside outer sills surface rust

Fail 30 May 2017 70,915 miles

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases rear join to rear silencer rear silencer join corroded also (7.1.2)

Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

nearside and offside inner sills corroded not resulting in holes

nearside and offside outer sills surface rust

nearside rear brake pad getting close to limit

rear brake disc worn not weakened

Pass 6 Jul 2016 18,855 miles
Pass 26 May 2016 64,700 miles

nearside and offside inner sills surface rust

nearside front tyre wearing outer edge

offside front inner wheel arch surface rust

rear brake pipes slightly corroded

rear exhaust join to silencer corroded slight leak gases

Pass 8 Jul 2015 14,983 miles
Pass 29 May 2015 59,099 miles

offside front wheel bearing slight play

rear exhaust join to rear silencer corroded slight leak

Fail 29 May 2015 59,099 miles

Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

offside front wheel bearing slight play

rear exhaust join to rear silencer corroded slight leak

Pass 20 May 2014 50,846 miles

both nearside and offside lower sills surface rust but not resulting in holes

Fail 20 May 2014 50,846 miles

Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)

Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)

both nearside and offside lower sills surface rust but not resulting in holes

Pass 28 Nov 2013 9,514 miles

Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Pass 19 Jul 2013 8,143 miles

Nearside Front Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

both rear tyre inner edges badly worn

Pass 14 May 2013 43,127 miles
Pass 1 May 2012 31,542 miles
Fail 24 Apr 2012 31,542 miles

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Pass 31 May 2011 21,684 miles
Pass 19 Apr 2010 19,261 miles

Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)

getting rusty underneath

Pass 7 Apr 2009 15,950 miles
Pass 4 Apr 2008 12,470 miles

Oil leak

advise front number plate startting to crack

How Reliable is the Mazda MX-5?

Based on 2,502,760 MOT tests across 160,823 vehicles.

76.5%
Pass Rate
2,964
Miles/Year
36
Year Lifespan
160,823
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded 44,475
Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 41,962
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 35,980
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 33,281
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 32,722
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K44 EEM is a 2005 Mazda MX-5 in Silver with a 1,839cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 42 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 73.8%.

Across all 2005 Mazda MX-5 models, the average MOT pass rate is 76.7% with a typical mileage of 56,278 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Mazda MX-5 fails its MOT is seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded, accounting for 44,475 recorded failures. If you're considering buying K44 EEM, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Mazda MX-5 typically stays on UK roads for around 36 years. At 21 years old, this Mazda MX-5 is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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K44 EEM is a 2005 Mazda MX-5, first registered on 8 April 2005.

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